The sight was really panicked.

Yu desperately pulled the angry Li to prevent him from hurting others, and at the same time opened his mouth to persuade Li to calm down.

She looked embarrassed, knowing that the Chen family was not authentic in this matter, as the saying goes, exposing people is not revealing shortcomings, how can there be such a thing.

But after all, what happened at home, she was just looking at the Li family, and she couldn't ignore it, if she really wanted the Chen family to be hurt here, I was afraid that their Shi family would also be falsely accused.

Chen also reacted at this time, and his originally arrogant arrogance was glared at by the angry Li and directly coaxed.

Chen's neck was stiffened, knowing that she couldn't get any bargain if she stayed, but she was unwilling to go so gloomy.

After thinking about it, she picked up the tofu plate containing the piece and a half, turned around and ran out of the gate of the Shi family.

Chan ......

Hmph, she took advantage of this half of the tofu.

"Aunt Li, when the person is gone, you can also dissipate your anger," Yu Shi saw that Li's struggling movements slowed down, and then let go, "Aunt Chen, this person speaks like this, she loves to exaggerate, don't worry, it is estimated that it is a fork." ”

Li Shi snorted, inhaled heavily, and leaned against the door frame, "Hmph, this old woman, what she says is eight points false and two points true, it is estimated that the harvest of Li Jiawan is indeed not good at the moment, but it is not possible to sell children and daughters." ”

At most, she will be hungry, and if it is so serious that she needs to sell her children and daughters, her brother is not stupid, and will definitely come to her.

Yu Shi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then he was afraid, "That's good, that's good, auntie, you just behaved terrifyingly, I thought you were angry." ”

"I'm really angry, so angry that I want to tear the old pious woman's stinky mouth." Let her dare to say anything.

Yu was choked and almost didn't recover.

She didn't stop her feelings, and her aunt really wanted to beat people!

"Okay, the annoying one is gone, and the two of us can relax a little more," Li patted Yu's shoulder and led the person inside, "Daughter-in-law Zhuzi, my aunt will have something to do in a while, I bother you to pick up the tofu for your aunt." ”

As Li spoke, he took out the three coins and stuffed them into Yu's hand.

"Aunt Li, this, this is not good, you quickly get this money back, the two pennies are just two pennies, and the remaining half of the tofu is my one for you."

Yu Shi also reacted at this time, although Li's approach was beneficial to him, but it was still inappropriate after all, so he hurriedly returned the extra penny in his hand to Li.

Li Shi stretched out his hand to block the action handed over by Yu Shi, and pressed it gently, "Pillar daughter-in-law, it's okay, you just take it, I know your mother-in-law, you sell a piece of tofu on weekdays, if you do this, your mother-in-law will definitely be dissatisfied when she comes back." ”

After saying this, Li pushed his pressed hand forward again.

Seeing that Yu Shi lowered his head and thought about it, even the action that he had just refused stopped, and Li Shi said in his heart, this was because of her words.

It's no wonder that no matter how much the daughter-in-law is the master of the house, she can't surpass the mother-in-law on the side.

The craftsmanship of the Shi family's tofu was brought over by the Wang family when they got married, otherwise the Shi family would not have married the Wang family.

The family also pointed to this input for daily expenses, even if Yu's eldest son and daughter-in-law, he did not dare to reduce the money in this area at will.

Not all mothers-in-law are as open-minded as Li's, and they also allow the daughters-in-law of the family to save private money.

For families like the Shi family, which are not separated, the general practice is that all the money earned must be handed over to the public middle school, and the mother-in-law of the family is in charge.

When the time comes, you will have to take money from your mother-in-law for any expenses.

If you want to be greedy for all this money, you can't do it.

Li put the weighed tofu into the basket and held the edge of the basket with one hand.

"It's not a big deal, pillar daughter-in-law, don't take it to heart, the left is only half a piece of tofu, the remaining piece, when I have time, come over and get it, I'll go back if there's nothing to do."

Li Shi carried the basket, and after saying this, he turned around and walked towards the door.

When she was about to arrive at the gate, Yu ran out and hurriedly shouted to stop Li.

"Aunt Li, auntie, wait a minute."

Li Shi turned around, "What?" Pillar daughter-in-law, do you have anything else? ”

Yu Shi ran to Li Shi and whispered while panting, "No, it's not a big deal, it's just something to tell you about ......."

Speaking of this, Yu Shi raised her head and looked around vigilantly, and after making sure that it was only her and the Li family, she seemed to have made up her mind before she spoke, "Auntie, that's the case, my mother's family is from Changping County, and there have been some rumors over there recently, saying that the above has ordered an additional layer of taxation, which is a bit big, and every household is busy making up the extra taxes." ”

Li covered his mouth, also shocked.

"Pillar daughter-in-law, are these things you said true?"

If what Yu said is true, it is really a big deal.

Yu Shi snorted, lowered his head and leaned over, pressed his head and muttered, "Auntie, how can I lie to you about this, my mother-in-law is not here, but I just went to the county seat to buy things." ”

Lee's ......

Li was really scared.

Unexpectedly, she just came out to buy a piece of tofu.

As a result, what did she hear?

That's a big deal.

has already said this, Yu Shi did not hide it, and confided all the news he got, "This time the trouble is the real murderer, saying that you can't use money to deduct taxes, and whoever doesn't pay enough taxes, then you have to pull all the men in the family away, and say what to build, tsk, no one knows anyway." ”

Yu Shi glanced at Li, "If your family is not enough, you will let my Uncle Fuxiang go to the county seat to buy some back, of course, this is also what my mother's family told me, we are not from Changle County after all, and I don't know if we collect taxes here, if you are not at ease, let me Uncle Fuxiang go to inquire, don't be blatant, it is said that the reason why it has not been passed on is that the county commander of our county does not let me talk nonsense." ”

After saying this, Yu straightened up and returned to his previous style.

"Pillar daughter-in-law, you have done your aunt a great favor, how can we not believe it, we should be ready to prepare, I will go home, hurry up and tell Uncle Fuxiang and them, when I am free, I will definitely come over and thank you."

Li Shi took Yu's hand with an excited expression and shook it twice.

Right now, she was really glad that the money was worth it, otherwise, how could she get such big news so quickly.

Yu's is also reciprocating, Li just helped her and saved her from being blamed by Wang, she has to repay this kindness, otherwise, she will definitely not tell Li about this.

"Aunt Li, you are polite, even if I don't say it, Zou Lizheng's side will inform our village to prepare earlier, I just took a trick."

Li was so polite, and Yu was also very useful in his heart, and he hurriedly said a few words of modesty.

Li Shi was even more excited, she waved her hand again and again, "Pillar daughter-in-law, how can it be the same, you have helped a lot, and when you are done, my aunt will thank you well." ”

Li said this sincerely, Yu could tell her in advance, but it really helped her a lot.

If the Yu family doesn't say it now, when the Wang family will tell the news to Zou Lizheng in the village, it will be too late.

At that time, the prices of cotton, linen, and grain will definitely rise rapidly.

Yu now told Li when the news was not widely disseminated, which also indirectly helped Li save a lot of unnecessary money.

These coins are much more valuable than the pennies just now.

Bidding farewell to Yu smoothly, Li carried the basket with one hand and hurried home.

As he walked, Li thought that if the news of the tax increase was true, even if they had a good life in Shangwa Village in recent years, they would be greatly damaged.

Since ancient times, "exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes" have been a huge shackle that has been pressed on the peasants.

When it comes to the issue of levying taxes, it is full of blood and cruelty.

Farm endowments, forced labor, and miscellaneous taxes, like three huge mountains, pressed on the peasants at the bottom, and the rulers at the top used these means to squeeze the peasants out of their entire value to fill themselves.

The most common thing in this era is that the farmers have worked hard for a year, and the harvest will only meet their own living needs after paying taxes, which is still the result of the gentle methods of the upper rulers and not excessive looting.

If the upper rulers are brutal, it is very likely that the fruits of a year's hard work will be filled into the big hole of taxation, and the labor force of the family will be caught and forced into forced labor, and eventually the family will be ruined.

Shangwa Village is a village belonging to Changle County, which is a very ordinary county seat in the central part of the Zhou Kingdom.

Zhou was a medium-sized country that had just been founded forty years ago.

The founding emperor of the Zhou State was a general surnamed Zhou in the previous dynasty.

Forty years ago, the Great War had led to the collapse of the previous dynasty and the loss of the unified jurisdiction of the imperial court.

It was under this circumstance that the general of the Zhou family led his soldiers to quell the war in the Central Plains, unify the various forces in the Central Plains, and establish a new state, the Zhou State.

And in a place called Jiankang, the new capital of the Zhou State was established, and the era name Xinqi means a new opening.

This is the thirty-fifth year of the new calendar.

Their Shangwa Village was incorporated into the territory of the Zhou State later, so they have continued the era name of the Zhou State.

Naturally, the amount of taxes they need to pay must also be implemented in accordance with the latest tax law promulgated by Zhou State.

Compared with the previous dynasty, the tax system of the Zhou State was not strict.

On the contrary, in the event of a natural disaster, the Zhou State would also appropriately reduce or reduce the proportion of taxes that farmers needed to pay.

Such a tax policy has greatly alleviated the huge losses caused by the successive wars in the past few years, and the population development of the entire Zhou State and the level of the country's productive forces have also increased a lot.

But it wasn't until ten years ago that the founding emperor of the Zhou State died, and the Zhou State, which had been able to develop steadily, once again went downhill.

The reason is also simple, the founding emperor of the Zhou State died suddenly, and did not choose a suitable heir, so that several of his sons, in order to control the entire Zhou State, fell into infighting.

Changle County coincidentally was included in the territory of one of the ambitious princes.

This prince is not satisfied with being a prince with no real power.

So, he wanted to fight with several of his brothers.

If you want to fight, and if you want to win, you definitely need a lot of troops and money.

Where did the army come from? Where does the money come from?

didn't think about it, this prince directly put his idea in his fiefdom.

In the past ten years, this prince has been fully prepared for battle, not only levied taxes and conscripted the peasants of the fief several times, but he even increased the time of conscription privately, so that the peasants in the prince's domain have a miserable life.

Hey, this time I have to add taxes, and I don't know how much I will collect?

The Li family sighed in their hearts, only feeling that if this continued, their old Zhao family and the whole family would have no way to live.

Tian Fu has changed from the original tax of ten to the current tax of ten three.

Among them, the field endowment includes not only grain, but also other crops such as cotton, linen, and silk.

The oral tax, that is, the "poll tax" for minors, was originally lowered from six to sixteen years old to three to fifteen years old, and 20 yuan per person per year was raised to 25 yuan.

The "head tax" for adults, which is the "head tax" for adults, was raised from 16 to 56 to 15 to 65 years old, and 50 yuan per person per year was raised to 60 yuan.

Conscription has also been increased from 20 days to 30 days per person per year.

There are also some miscellaneous taxes that I have never heard of.

As soon as Li thought about this, he suddenly felt dizzy and hopeless.